Comment from Jeff
Time: September 23, 2008, 2:48 am

This testimonial is from a very inspirational human being! He lost many pounds due to his cardio health and is still going strong on his mission to lose weight!!
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Gee, I get to be first again…twice on the same site.

Thanks again for all the fine teaching you provide in your clinics.
Every session has provided me with tips that improve my technique and overall walking effectiveness!

Keep up the good work!

I’m thinking of doing the Long Beach marathon in October and maybe just walking 26.2 every month on my own for the “fun” of it. Gotta stay cardio healthy!

Jeff

Comment from Diana
Time: October 9, 2008, 3:51 am

This testimony is from a very devoted track workout student continually improving because she listens to her coach!
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I took Frans Clinic because I wanted to improve my walking posture. The results have been wonderful. After my second session of learning how to use my feet and legs more effectively for walking, I decided to walk 9 miles without my knee brace which I had relied on for the last 2 years. I put into practice the techniques I had learned and the results have been no injuries. No more knee brace for me! Thanks Fran

Comment from Charles
Time: August 23, 2009, 1:43 pm

This testimonial is from a remarkable athlete, runner and walker who has inspired me to be my best all the time!…He’s retired with a busier schedule than ever flying from one marathon to another!!
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I run marathons and use the Galloway run-walk method. I am now 72 years old and as I have gotten older I find that I am running less and walking more. In order to keep my marathon times from slowing too much I took Fran Bustos’s race walking series in 2008. It has helped me a lot. Since her course I have completed over 20 marathons and thought about Fran as I walked in each. When on a walk break, I imagine that I am going through the motions that Fran taught me. In the early part of marathon when I go on a walk break a lot of the runners say “Boy you sure can walk fast”. And toward the end of marathons, when I find that I am even walking more, I tend to pass quite a few others who have run out of gas. When I use both running and walking I save energy to use toward the end of the marathon.

The only running I do where I don’t use Fran’s walking technique is when I run track. And even there I race walk during the intervals. To practice Fran’s technique I use it often. Like when I am walking to and from church, to and from the ATM. I use her technique when walking the long corridors at airports. (I am running marathons in different states and I do a lot of airline traveling). And when I arrive at Target and really need to go I race walk from the car to the in-store restroom.

Charles Sayles
Glendale.

Comment from Anita
Time: October 2, 2010, 2:15 pm

I am training for my first marathon, and I have a long history of both low back and knee pain. I did a 1-hour private session with Fran to improve my walking posture and learn the racewalking technique. Two days later, I just completed a 9-mile walk through hilly terrain … with no low-back pain. Looking forward to continued success and completing the L.A. Marathon in March.